When downloading a file on macOS, metadata may be added to the file that specifies where the file was downloaded from. This can be seen in the file's Info window:

It can also be viewed from Terminal with:
xattr -lp com.apple.metadata:kMDItemWhereFroms nameoffile.dmgYou can also use the following command to list files in a directory that have various metadata:
ls -l@To remove the metadata, run the following in Terminal:
xattr -d com.apple.metadata:kMDItemWhereFroms nameoffile.dmgTa, robmathers.
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